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In 2021, our key advocacy focus has been on the Productivity Commission’s draft report on Right to Repair. Following Commission’s inquiry submission process and a meeting with Commission representatives, the TMA submitted closing comments for the Commissioners’ consideration.
This document highlights the TMA’s position on draft and final recommendations made by both the Productivity Commission and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) in recent reports concerning Right to Repair and the agricultural machinery market. The TMA’s position on a number of issues is orientated around a major underlying factor impacting the industry and consumers – the serious lack of service technicians in rural communities, which impacts not only dealership workshop capacity to service customers but the number of independent repairers in those communities.
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The TMA has lodged its submission to Treasury’s consultation on improving and expanding Australia’s Right to Repair framework.
The submission supports better access to repair and maintenance information for agricultural machinery, while calling for a practical, industry-specific approach that protects safety, security, intellectual property and the strength of regional dealer networks.
It also stresses that agricultural machinery should not simply be treated the same as passenger vehicles.
Read the full TMA submission here.
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